Н.Е. Fedir SHANDOR, Dr. Sc.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of Ukraine to Hungary, Representative of Ukraine to the Danube Commission
Personal Information
Date and place of birth: June 10, 1975, Uzhhorod, Ukraine
Languages: Ukrainian, English, Hungarian, Slovakian
Education and Academic Degrees
2014 Academician of the Academy of Higher Education of Ukraine (Philosophy)
2013 Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine Doctor of Philosophical Sciences (Dr.Sc.) Specialty: Social Philosophy and Philosophy of History. Doctoral Thesis: “Social and Philosophical Reflection of the Phenomenon of the Ukrainian National Consciousness”
2012 Awarded the academic title of Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Work
2006 Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Sociology Ph.D. in Sociology (Candidate of Sociological Sciences) Specialty: Social Relations and Social Structures Candidate Thesis: “Secularization as an Object of Social Reflection”
1997 - 2002 Uzhhorod National University, Faculty of Law Specialist’s Degree in Law
1996 - 1997 Uzhhorod National University, Faculty of History Specialist’s Degree in World History
1992 – 1996 Uzhhorod National University, Faculty of History Bachelor’s Degree in World History
Professional Career
From 7 February 2025 Representative of Ukraine to the Danube Commission
From 21 December 2024 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Hungary
2022-2024 Sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
2015 – February 2025 Professor, Head of Department of Sociology and Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Uzhhorod National University
2007−2014 Head of Department of Tourism, Faculty of Geography, Uzhhorod National University
2001−2006 Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Work, Uzhhorod National University
Public activities
• Deputy of the Transcarpathian Regional Council
• President of the Regional Tourist Organization of Transcarpathia
• President of the Transcarpathian Rugby and Rugby League Federation;
• President of the Transcarpathian Baseball and Softball Federation;
• Honorary President of the Petanque Federation of Ukraine
State awards:
• Honorary Worker of Tourism of Ukraine (2008)
• Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2021)
• Honorary Breastplate of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Golden Cross" dated 08.03.2023 No. 483